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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal were some of the first players to be taken for random dope testing ahead of the World Cup.
Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has his doubts over the fitness of speedster Shoib Akhtar but believes that even a half-fit Akhtar would be a handful for opponents during the World Cup.
'You are constantly trying to get things made. You keep meeting people, knocking on their door. And time goes by.'
Yash Chopra's wife Pamela Chopra passed into the ages on the morning of April 20, and film folk made their way to her residence to condole with the family.
Sonakshi Sinha gave her friends and colleagues from the industry a sneak preview of her Web series, Dahaad, which will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video from May 12.
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'Nothing like the feeling of holding and standing beneath our beloved Tricolour.'
'Pakistan have a lot to think about. The captaincy needs to sharpen up a bit.'
"Had I been in place of Akhtar I would have sued the PCB for defamation over a medical inquiry," said the former Pakistan skipper.
Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan were among the invited guests.
Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday signed up for the Cricket Board-promoted multi-million dollar Indian Premier League, along with wicketkeeping compatriot Kamran Akmal.
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Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf on Monday withdrew his Rs 220 million defamation suit against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar after a top government official mediated for a reconciliation between them. The meeting, which took place in Islamabad on Sunday night, was brokered by Rehman Malik, a top man in the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and advisor to the Prime Minister on interior affairs. Both Shoaib and Ashraf were present at the meeting.
Pakistan on Thursday said that the country's air force struck terrorist hideouts in Iran's Siestan-Balochistan province, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran in the wake of Iranian missile and drone strikes in Balochistan.
"They will not be considered for the one-dayers against Zimbabwe because they have to prove their match fitness," chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed told Reuters on Sunday.
Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the PCB is exploring the possibility of sending a psychologist with the squad to India to cope with the pressures of the high-profile tournament.
Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar offered namaz at the famous Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai on Monday.
The Pakistan fast bowler was drafted into the squad on Friday for the fifth and final one-dayer against South Africa and next month's ODI series in India.
The Pakistan fast bowler will appear before a disciplinary committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board later this week.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar appears to be in deep trouble as the Pakistan Cricket Board has submitted a strong chargesheet against him, while coach Geoff Lawson has asked the PCB not to consider the maverick speedster for Test matches.
Reader Shailendra Singh spotted Shoaib Akhtar at Dubai airport.
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The music fraternity came together to honour the late legend.
Ananya Panday visits the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in Delhi, and makes sure to document the trip.
Akhtar was fined $5,000 for two breaches of the players' code of conduct. He left a training camp in Karachi earlier this month without informing the team management.
Sonu Nigam has sung the song titled Bharat Mata Teri Kasam whose music has been composed by Raju Singh.
The PCB called the fast bowler to attend a disciplinary hearing after he was sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup earlier this month for hitting a team mate.
Shaun Tait fears doubts about the legality of his action may haunt him for some time to come even as he got support from Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, who said the allegations against the Australian were nonsense.
The Shiv Sena,on Monday, came out in support of lyricist and Rajya Sabha MP Javed Akhtar, who is facing threat from hardliners after he criticised the fatwa issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband against working Muslim women.
The former bureaucrat, who was a close aide of Sayeed, wondered how a party with just 16 members could "blackmail" Gandhi on government formation.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam believes the recent thumping 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan will "inspire" his side and provide much-needed momentum heading into the Asia Cup.
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